In football, when corner kicks are taken players from both the teams can be seen in and around the box. But when Czech team FK Pribram got a corner against FK Teplice, they tried a bizarre routine that ended up failing miserably.

Before the kick was taken, five FK Pribram players started moving around in a circle in order to confuse the opposition team members who were in the box. After a few seconds of dancing, they charged into the box to receive the ball. But the corner kick was taken a bit too strongly and in the end nobody was able to collect the ball.

]]>http://www.mobilemag.com/2014/11/12/strange-corner-kick-routine-fails-video/feed/0Football Pitch Powered by Players Unveiled By Pele And Shell (Video)http://www.mobilemag.com/2014/09/11/pele-shell-football-pitch-powered-players-video/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2014/09/11/pele-shell-football-pitch-powered-players-video/#commentsThu, 11 Sep 2014 14:05:19 +0000http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=156853Pele and Shell unveil first football pitch which will be powered by players.

The video below shows football legend Pele talking about a new football field which has been unveiled in Rio de Janeiro. According to the clip, which has just been posted by Shell on YouTube, the energy to power the lights around the football pitch will be produced by the steps of the kids practising there. It seems to be quite a brilliant way to meet the energy needs there. What do you think? Check out the video and share your thoughts in the comments below.

]]>http://www.mobilemag.com/2014/09/11/pele-shell-football-pitch-powered-players-video/feed/0Luis Suarez Thought Giorgio Chiellini Was A Tree (Lol)http://www.mobilemag.com/2014/06/25/luis-suarez-giorgio-chiellini-fifa-world-cup-funny/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2014/06/25/luis-suarez-giorgio-chiellini-fifa-world-cup-funny/#commentsWed, 25 Jun 2014 09:18:29 +0000http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=155990Luis Suarez could get banned for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in a FIFA World Cup match. But the internet has been flooded with all kinds of funny pictures related to the biting act.

FIFA has charged Uruguay football player Luis Suarez with biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in the World Cup match that took place at Estádio das Dunas, Natal. Uruguay have made it through to the knockout stages with a 1-0 victory over Italy. But the biting incident could lead to a suspension for Uruguay’s best offensive player.

And it took only a few hours for the internet to get flooded with all the funny stuff related to the biting act. Check out all the funniest ones, from Twitter, below.

If you are a hardcore fan of South American football, you probably have heard a lot of commentators producing some of the longest goal shouts ever. But this story is from Romania. Ilie Dobre, from Radio Romania News, gave out a goal shout which probably lasted until the goal scorer stopped his celebrations.

Dobre was the commentator for the game between Romania and Hungary in the World Qualification preliminary round. Romania, of course, didn’t make it to the Brazil World Cup but Dobre gave his country a football-related world title during the match. He yelled “goal” for 1 minute and 8 seconds, which is the world record for the longest goal shout (with a single breath) according to the World Record Academy.

So what’s the secret of his voice, you wonder? Dobre says that he hasn’t had any voice issues as he is not into smoking and drinking alcohol or cold water. Check out Dobre’s yell below.

We might hear a lot of such shouts during the FIFA World Cup which begins in a few hours. Are you waiting anxiously for the event to begin? Share your thoughts below.

]]>http://www.mobilemag.com/2014/06/12/football-longest-goal-shout/feed/0FIFA World Cup 2014 To Be Kicked Off By Paralyzed Teen (Video)http://www.mobilemag.com/2014/05/26/fifa-world-cup-2014-brazil-paralyzed-teen/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2014/05/26/fifa-world-cup-2014-brazil-paralyzed-teen/#commentsMon, 26 May 2014 20:17:05 +0000http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=155673The FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil will be kicked off by a paralyzed teen wearing a motorized exoskeleton.

It is one big news if technology allows a paralyzed person to walk again but things get even better if that person is allowed to kick off the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil scheduled to begin on the 12th of next month.

A paralyzed teen will open the tournament by kicking a football with help from a motorized exoskeleton, which will be controlled by his or her brain. The technology which will make this possible is being perfected via an international collaboration between universities including Colorado State University, The Technical University of Munich and Duke University.

Colorado State University has been working on the mind-control helmet, which has been 3D-printed layer-by-layer so that it will fit the user’s head and the electrodes could be connected. Check out the video to know where the university has reached in the Walk Again Project.

Isn’t it amazing that technology can help improve the lives of so many people who are suffering out there? Share your thoughts about the Walk Again Project in the comments below.

]]>http://www.mobilemag.com/2014/05/26/fifa-world-cup-2014-brazil-paralyzed-teen/feed/0The Future of Foosball is on your iPadhttp://www.mobilemag.com/2012/11/22/the-future-of-foosball-is-on-your-ipad/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/11/22/the-future-of-foosball-is-on-your-ipad/#commentsThu, 22 Nov 2012 13:34:11 +0000http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=140998Enter the appropriately named Classic Match Foosball Table. It's a miniature foosball table where you can dock your Apple iPad and really engage in a game with virtual players on those virtual sticks.

Many a lunch hour during my university days was spent playing foosball with my friends. There was a table in the law building common space that was just there, free for us to play. It was great, but now that we’re in the digital age, there has to be something better, more digital and more portable.

Enter the appropriately named Classic Match Foosball Table. It’s a miniature foosball table where you can dock your Apple iPad and really engage in a game with virtual players on those virtual sticks. The cool thing is that you really do get eight 2-axis control bars that you would on a real table and turning them interacts with the digital game on your iPad’s screen. They’ve even included appropriate sound effects.

The iPad itself docks into the table so there’s no need to fumble with external power or clunky cables. It uses the 30-pin connector, though, so you won’t be able to use a 4th-gen iPad or the iPad mini.

I still don’t think it’s quite as good as having a rustic old foosball table with a couple of beers spilled on it, but the Classic Match Foosball Table will fit in a heck of a lot more dorm rooms. Find it for $99.99 on New Potato Tech.

]]>http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/11/22/the-future-of-foosball-is-on-your-ipad/feed/0Real Football 2013 – Android Reviewhttp://www.mobilemag.com/2012/10/31/real-football-2013-review-for-android/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/10/31/real-football-2013-review-for-android/#commentsWed, 31 Oct 2012 15:14:53 +0000http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=139828Gameloft have got to be one of the biggest and most well-known developers for mobile gaming right now, as they’re constantly bringing out a variety of games spread throughout many different genres. For all you sports fans out there, Gameloft have now released the new Real Football 2013, which follows on from the 2012 version.

Gameloft have got to be one of the biggest and most well-known developers for mobile gaming right now, as they’re constantly bringing out a variety of games spread throughout many different genres. For all you sports fans out there, Gameloft have now released the new Real Football 2013, which follows on from the 2012 version.

Team Management and Game Preparation

Team management is one of the most important feats in a decent football game, so important in fact, that Football Manager – a game just about managing a football team – has become an extremely successful series, proving that managing your team can be a whole game on its own.

Real Football 2013 isn’t top end when it comes to managing your team, but for a mobile game it’s acceptable. After you pick your team at the start of the game, your players will level up as you play more matches.

Before matches you’ll have a city screen which displays all the utilities available. You’ll be able to heal up and rest your players here, as well as train them for more skill on the field, and increase their income by upgrading buildings and searching for sponsors. This side of Real Football 2013 seems to rely heavily on in-app purchasable currency, with which you can speed up actions within the city utilities. Without the in-game currency you’ll have to wait a preset amount of time for the selected action to be completed, and the time won’t go down if the app is running in the background, which is painful for both you and your device’s battery.

The city utilities do give us a huge sense of progression though, and it’s from here that we can upgrade, buy and manage our player. This allows us to create a team that is personal to our own experiences. You may pick favorites and concentrate on maxing out their skills, or slowly build up the team together; it’s all up to you.

The Match

To be honest, I’ve never played many football games, but as soon as I picked Real Football up, I was reminded about how enjoyable football games can be. Real Football starts without much of an introduction, other than the voice of the commentator with an over exaggerated British accent, you haven’t got much information to go by.

Luckily the game is extremely easy to pick up. When in possession of the ball, you have a joystick for movement, and three helpfully labeled buttons; sprint, pass, and shoot. It’s pretty easy to control the character, and there are a few touch gestures to perform interesting moves, and these aren’t explained to you so you’ll have to experiment to find a good tactic for your time on the field.

When the other team is in possession of the ball the controls stay in the same position, but the three buttons are changed to sprint, tackle, and press. The controls are equally easy to use, although use tackle sparingly as it usually ends up with your selected player slide tackling another player and leaving the match with a red card. It took me till four players had been called off the match to realize that most of the tackling was done automatically when your player was close enough.

Overall, playing a match or two of Real Football 2013 is an enjoyable experience, and it’s something that would never have been possible on mobile devices a few years back, so a few bugs and limits due to the low spec hardware is understandable. That being said, I really hope that Gameloft finds a better method of player switching for Real Football 2014 because right now it becomes a very irritating aspect of the game.

You can either have the player switch mechanic set on automatic or manual, but both have their issues. On manual it becomes frustrating because it’ll often swap your players before you have enough time to react, causing you to swerve the newly selected player in the wrong direction. On automatic, it’s difficult to quickly switch players because you need to lift one of your hands off of the controls and double tap another player.

Gameloft could improve upon this by adding a control-lock for a second or two if you’re using automatic, which would let the CPU control the player for a second after switching so that you have enough time to react to the new change. Another possible method would be to add a player switch button that switches to the nearest player, which would be handy for manual mode.

RF 2013 vs RF 2012

What’s new, what’s old, and what’s missing?

The only real improvement to Real Football 2013 is the graphics, which will only be apparent if you have a higher-end handset or tablet. Other than that, there are a few additions to game mechanics, but Gameloft has disappointingly dropped a lot of features from 2012. There isn’t any way to play with a decent club team unlike RF 2012, and instead requires either a lot of time or a lot of money to upgrade your team within career mode. The current cool down time really needs to be fixed as well. On top of that, Real Football 2013 really needs to address the countdown timer issue which currently only depletes when the application is running on the screen. Previous Real Football player? You may be better sticking with 2012, but if you’ve got a decent device, then you may want to get it for the improved graphics.

]]>http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/10/31/real-football-2013-review-for-android/feed/1Ultimate Tazer Ball Is One Dangerously Funny Sport (Video)http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/02/24/ultimate-tazer-ball-is-one-dangerously-funny-sport-video/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/02/24/ultimate-tazer-ball-is-one-dangerously-funny-sport-video/#commentsFri, 24 Feb 2012 19:41:39 +0000http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=129827In Football, if you mistake your opponent’s head for the ball, you are out of the game. In Baseball, if you test the strength of your bat on the head of your opponent, you might not play ever again. In Ultimate Tazer Ball, if you pass an electric current through your opponent’s body with a stun gun, you may just end up being player of the game. The sport actually lets you cause serious injuries to the members of the opposing team, sounds perfect.

In Football, if you mistake your opponent’s head for the ball, you are out of the game. In Baseball, if you test the strength of your bat on the head of your opponent, you might not play ever again. In Ultimate Tazer Ball, if you pass an electric current through your opponent’s body with a stun gun, you may just end up being player of the game. The sport actually lets you cause serious injuries to the members of the opposing team, sounds perfect.

But it’s not only about stun guns, although that is the only thing that makes the sport a bit interesting. A ball, which looks similar to a huge beachball, is also involved and the players have to simply run around with the ball (for putting it into the opponent’s net) and in between make sure that they do not get tasered.

The rules of the sport are not very complicated. You have two teams with four players each competing for getting the ball into the opposing team’s net. Only the player who is carrying the ball can be given the shock treatment. Well, that’s about it.

Now you know the reason why people think that the game isn’t real although a video of it on YouTube has been watched over 1 million times. At least they are trying to make the game a bit more exciting by using mean expressions in between games. And they are also claiming that the tazing is very painful, but we understand that the taser used is not as powerful as the ones used by the police.

But Canadian Eric Prum, the sport’s founder, is serious about the sport and will be organizing a tournament in March in Bangkok. The four teams participating are Philadelphia Killawatts (are these guys serious?), San Diego Spartans, LA Nightlight and Toronto Terror.

]]>http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/02/24/ultimate-tazer-ball-is-one-dangerously-funny-sport-video/feed/5Vuvuzela owned by Elgato EyeTV filterhttp://www.mobilemag.com/2010/06/23/vuvuzela-owned-by-elgato-eyetv-filter/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2010/06/23/vuvuzela-owned-by-elgato-eyetv-filter/#commentsWed, 23 Jun 2010 19:10:33 +0000http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=86789The first World Cup 2010 game I had watched was different. It wasn’t the broadcast picture, although I was hoping for an NFL quality feed. It was a humming background noise that slowly grew my agitation. I later found it to be a “traditional” instrument of the South African's known as the Vuvuzela. This little $3 horn caused not only grief to me, but the players on the field who had to endure its humming harmonic resonance for no less then 90 minutes per match. I said during the match, “cant the audio technicians over there filter out that frequency?” Well, they probably can, but won’t because of the Fifa President’s official message sent out on twitter “I don't see banning the music traditions of fans in their own country."

The first World Cup 2010 game I had watched was different. It wasn’t the broadcast picture, although I was hoping for an NFL quality feed. It was a humming background noise that slowly grew my agitation. I later found it to be a “traditional” instrument of the South African’s known as the Vuvuzela. This little $3 horn caused not only grief to me, but the players on the field who had to endure its humming harmonic resonance for no less then 90 minutes per match. I said during the match, “cant the audio technicians over there filter out that frequency?” Well, they probably can, but won’t because of the Fifa President’s official message sent out on twitter “I don’t see banning the music traditions of fans in their own country.” It’s one thing to use the instrument for a goal, or exciting moment of a match, but all the freaking time? Elgato has taken things into their own hands and released a special edition of EyeTV 3.4 that offers a feature called the “Vuvuzela Filter” to dampen the buzzing sound of the instrument. Elgato says that this feature can be quickly turned on and off for the “full audio experience” leading me to believe it filters much more than the Vuvuzela. Regardless, if it can remove that blasted buzz, it’s worth a look.

Elgato’s press release:

San Francisco, Calif. – June 23, 2010 – Elgato announces a Special Edition of EyeTV 3.4 that offers a feature called a “Vuvuzela Filter”. This filter dampens the stadium buzz of live football broadcasts on the Mac, and can be quickly switched on and off for the full audio experience at any time during the game. The Vuvuzela Filter is available in EyeTV during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and will disappear with the next software update.

Availability EyeTV 3.4 Special Edition is available as a free update for EyeTV 3 users. To install the Vuvuzela Filter, simply use this Link. Elgato EyeTV tuners are available at the Elgato Online Store (www.elgato.com), at Apple retail stores and from local Mac resellers.